I decided to see the T10 non-Xmas peaks for female music each year. If a female song happens to have the longevity to be in the T10 2 different years, I kept it in. [For T5 regardless of gender, I moved that to post #27.]
2005 61k Gwen’s Hollaback Girl*
53k Mariah’s We Belong Together*, 51k Madonna’s Hung Up
44k Missy’s Lose Control, 43k Jessica’s These Boots Were Made for Walking, 41k Rihanna’s Pon de Replay, 41k Mariah’s All I Want for Christmas is You, 40k Gwen’s Rich Girl
39k Mariah’s Don’t Forget About Us*, 39k Carrie’s Inside Your Heaven*
Mariah x3, Gwen x2
2006 267k Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie*
170k Rihanna’s SOS*, 140k Nelly’s Promiscuous*, 121k JoJo’s Too Little Too Late, 115k Fergie’s London Bridge*, 115k Fergie’s Fergalicious*, 110k Bey’s Irreplaceable*
79k Christina’s Ain’t No Other Man, 78k Bey's Check on It*, 77k Nelly’s Say it Right*
Fergie x2, Bey x2, Nelly x2
2007 277k Rihanna’s Umbrella*, 210k Alicia’s No One*
179k Britney’s Gimme More, 166k Fergie’s Glamorous*, 157k Avril’s Girlfriend*, 150k Bey’s Beautiful Liar
140k Gwen’s Sweet Escape, 139k Fergie’s Big Girls Don’t Cry*, 129k Colbie’s Bubbly, 128k Feist’s 1234
Fergie x2
2008 286k Britney’s Womanizer*, 286k Mariah’s Touch My Body*, 267k Rihanna’s Take a Bow*, 253k Pink’s So What*
236k Leona’s Bleeding Love*, 235k Katy’s I Kissed a Girl*, 228k Bey’s Single Ladies*, 217k Madonna’s Four Minutes, 212k Britney’s Circus
190k Bey’s If I Were a Boy
Britney x2 Bey x2
2009 280k Kelly’s My Life Would Suck*, 255k Britney’s 3*
229k Gaga’s Poker Face*, 226k Miley’s Party in the USA, 221k Kesha’s Tik Tok*, 218k Gaga’s Bad Romance, 213k Gaga’s Just Dance*
190k Miley’s Climb, 172k Gaga’s Paparazzi, 161k Taylor’s Jump then Fall
Gaga x4 Miley x2
2010: 359k Katy’s Cali Girls*, 325k Taylor’s Today was a Fairytale
297k Taylor’s Mine, 280k Kesha’s We R Who We R*, 259k Katy’s Teenage Dream*, [252k Kesha’s Tik Tok*]
249k Rihanna’s Only Girl*, 242k Taylor’s Back to December, 235k Rihanna’s What’s My Name*, 232k Katy’s Firework*
Taylor x3, Katy x3, Kesha x2, Rihanna x2...no room for non-major girls to breathe.
Poor Taylor, of these 10, the 3 to not go #1 are all by Her.
2011: 509k Gaga’s Born this Way*
411k Britney’s Hold It Against Me*, 353k Adele’s Rolling in the Deep*, 344k Katy’s ET*
293k Rihanna’s S&M*, 275k Adele’s Someone Like You*, 266k Gaga’s Edge of Glory
246k Britney’s Till the World Ends, 243k Rihanna’s We Found Love*, 241k Pink’s Perfect
Gaga x2, Britney x2, Adele x2, Rihanna x2
2012: 623k Taylor’s We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together*
416k Taylor’s I Knew You Were Trouble, 411k Katy’s Part of Me*
[367k Whitney’s I Will Always Love You], 312k Taylor’s Red, 301k Carly’s Call Me Maybe*
299k Taylor’s Begin Again, [271k Adele’s Rolling in the Deep*], 261k Adele’s Skyfall, 260k Kelly’s Stronger*
Taylor x4, Adele x2
2013: 557k Katy’s Roar*
477k Miley’s Wrecking Ball*
309k Lorde’s Royals*, 306k Rihanna’s Stay
286k Pink’s Just Give Me a Reason*, [261k Taylor’s I Knew You Were Trouble]
219k Ariana’s The Way, 218k Gaga’s Applause, 216k Miley’s We Can’t Stop, 215k Demi’s Heart Attack
Miley x2
2014: 544k Taylor’s Shake it Off*
438k Ariana’s Problem
373k Katy’s Dark Horse*, 342k Taylor’s Blank Space*, 336k Iggy’s Fancy*, 312k Meghan’s All About that Bass*
244k Jessie & co’s Bang Bang
195k Taylor’s Out of the Woods, 188k Nicki’s Anaconda, 187k Iggy’s Black Widow
Taylor x3, Iggy x2
2015: 1112k Adele’s Hello*
385k Taylor’s Bad Blood*
261k Rihanna’s FourFiveSeconds, 205k Ellie’s Love Me Like You Do
179k Selena’s Good for You, [176k Taylor’s Blank Space*]
140k Rachel’s Fight Song, 133k Rihanna’s Bitch Better Have My Money, 129k Meghan’s Lips are Movin], 113k Ariana’s Focus.
Taylor x2, Rihanna x2
2016: 210k Kelly’s Piece by Piece
174k Bey’s Formation, 169k Rihanna’s Work*
147k Meghan’s No, [139k Adele’s Hello*], 137k Katy’s Rise, 126k Sia’s Cheap Thrills*, 123k Bey’s Hold Up, 118k Ariana’s Dangerous Woman, 118k Bey’s Sorry
Bey x3
Unlisted #1s: Disturbia, Rude Boy, Raise Your Glass, Last Friday Night, Set Fire to the Rain, Diamonds. 3/6 Rihannas.
Total placements:
14 Taylor
12 Rihanna
9 Katy
8 Bey
7 Gaga
6 Britney, Adele
4 Mariah, Fergie, Miley, Ariana
3 Gwen, Pink, Kelly, Kesha, Meghan
2 Madonna, Nelly, Iggy